inquirens: imagine being the inquisitor’s family and finding out what happened to them  “well……..your relative is the sole survivor of an apocalyptic explosion and the inadvertent founder of a cult, and has now become the leader of what is essentially a small but well-armed city-state of the faithful” “what the fuck, steve”

Why Governing is Hard: An Analogy

politicalprof: Everyone always seems to think governing should be easy. Campaigns are inevitably filled with claims that some or other simple – nay, “common sense” – solution will solve the most difficult of problems. All of which is crap. Which I can prove in one move: –it’s basically easy to order yourself a pizza. You …

The first duty of the novelist is to entertain. It is a moral duty. People who read your books are sick, sad, traveling, in the hospital waiting room while someone is dying. Books are written by the alone for the alone. Donna Tartt (via geeksofdoom)

For the anonymous folks who get mad when I call Trump supporters “ignorant and intolerant”, here’s a fun new PPP poll for you.

deadpresidents: For the national poll released today by Public Policy Polling, PPP asked the supporters of Donald Trump that they spoke to about certain conspiracy theories that Trump has sometimes referenced, and the responses are exactly what you would expect from people who think Donald Trump should be the President of the United States. According …

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